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Syria pounds ISIS bases in coordination with Iraq
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ISIS photographs detail execution of Iraqi soldiers
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham’s Salahaddin Division released photographs that detail the capture of a military base and the execution of scores of soldiers.
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Iraqi soldiers who fled ISIS advance accuse officers of treason
Iraq
Turkey paying price for jihadist highway on border
Muslim Brotherhood
Sunni Clerics Criticize Iraq Shiite Call to Arms
Analysis: ISIS, allies reviving ‘Baghdad belts’ battle plan
The Islamic State of Iraq appears to be using the same plan it implemented in 2006, when it seized Baghdad’s surrounding “belts” and launched attacks into the capital.
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Iraq crisis: despite decapitations and deaths thousands return willingly to city held by ISIS terrorists
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Turkey Says Got Prior Warning of Mosul Consulate Attack
Iran
Iraq’s spiral into chaos exposes many weaknesses
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Iraqi Shiite Cleric Issues Call to Arms
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Syria Islamist militants pause and reinforce from Iraq
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US to move aircraft carrier to Gulf
France
In Europe, no plans for military involvement in Iraq
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Iraqi troops stopped the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham on the outskirts of Samarra, the city that hosts the Al Askaria mosque. The ISIS took control of the towns of Dhuluiyah, Saadiyah, and Jalula to the west of Samarra. ISIS fighters also attacked Taji and other towns south of Samarra.
Al Nusrah Front
Turkey ignored direct warnings of ISIS attack on Mosul
Iranian perspectives on the crisis in Iraq
Recent statements by Iranian political and religious leaders suggest that Iran’s keen interest in the current Iraqi crisis could lead it to intervene in some fashion.
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Repent or die: al Qaeda forces announce rules for Iraqi territory they now control
ISIS statement details gains in Mosul
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham detailed its gains in the city of Mosul on Tuesday in a statement released today by ISIS’ Ninewa media office.
Iraqi military’s lack of airpower enabling ISIS’s advance
Iraq’s lack of air assets is leaving security forces demoralized as ISIS rapidly advances across the country.
ISIS’ advance halted at Samarra
Iraqi forces appear to stiffen as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham attempted to take control of Samarra for the second time in the past week.
Al Nusrah Front
Baghdadi, leader of Iraq insurgents, is jihad’s rising chief
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ISIS erases Iraq-Syria border
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The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham took control of the cities of Tikrit and Bayji in Salahaddin province. Bayji has Iraq’s largest oil refinery, and Tikrit is the provincial capital of Salahaddin. ISIS fighters have freed thousands of prisoners and looted hundreds of millions of dollars during their offensive.
Iraq
Iraq crisis: al Qaeda forces seize Mosul and Tikrit – live
ISIS updates on Iraqi operations from social media
Social media accounts associated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham posted photos and videos of ISIS’ ongoing campaign in Iraq.
Iraq
After Capture of Mosul, Militants Extend Control in Iraq
ISIS takes control of Bayji, Tikrit in lightning southward advance
Bayji, which hosts Iraq’s largest oil refinery, and Tikrit, the provincial capital of Salahaddin, are the latest cities to fall to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham.
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US Warns Iraqi Militants Threaten Entire Region, UN Chief ‘Gravely Concerned’
Iraq
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham seized control of the northern city of Mosul, Iraq’s second largest. Iraqi troops and police abandoned their weapons, ammunition, and vehicles and fled the city. The ISIS quickly advanced southwards and took control of the Hawijah, Zab, Riyadh, Abbasi, Rashad, and Yankaja areas west and south of […]
ISIS seizes more towns in northern and central Iraq
After seizing control of the northern city of Mosul in the past 24 hours, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham has advanced southward and taken control of territory in the provinces of Salahaddin and Kirkuk.